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Marine debris in harbour porpoises and seals from German waters
Unger, B.; Herr, H.; Benke, H.; Böhmert, M.; Burkhardt-Holm, P.; Dahne, M.; Hillmann, M.; Wolff-Schmidt, K.; Wohlsein, P.; Siebert, U. (2017). Marine debris in harbour porpoises and seals from German waters. Mar. Environ. Res. 130: 77-84. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2017.07.009
In: Marine Environmental Research. Applied Science Publishers: Barking. ISSN 0141-1136; e-ISSN 1879-0291, meer
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Halichoerus grypus (Fabricius, 1791) [WoRMS]; Phoca vitulina Linnaeus, 1758 [WoRMS]; Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]
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Pollution effects; Pollutant burden; Environmental impact; Fishing gear; North Sea; Baltic Sea; Harbour porpoise; Harbour seal; Grey seal; Health status |
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- Unger, B.
- Herr, H.
- Benke, H.
- Böhmert, M.
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- Burkhardt-Holm, P.
- Dahne, M.
- Hillmann, M.
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- Wolff-Schmidt, K.
- Wohlsein, P.
- Siebert, U., meer
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| Abstract |
Records of marine debris in and attached to stranded harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena), harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) and grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) were studied comprising information on 6587 carcasses collected along the German coast between 1990 and 2014, the decomposition state allowed for necropsy in 1622 cases. Marine debris items were recorded in 31 carcasses including 14 entanglements (5 harbour porpoises, 6 harbour seals, 3 grey seals) and 17 cases of ingestion (4 harbour porpoises, 10 harbour seals, 3 grey seals). Objects comprised general debris (35.1%) and fishing related debris (64.9%). Injuries associated with marine debris included lesions, suppurative ulcerative dermatitis, perforation of the digestive tract, abscessation, suppurative peritonitis and septicaemia. This study is the first investigation of marine debris findings in all three marine mammal species from German waters. It demonstrates the health impacts marine debris can have, including severe suffering and death. The results provide needed information on debris burdens in the North and Baltic Seas for implementing management directives, such as the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). |
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